I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes
Grief Mop
October 9, 2025News updates for 'I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes' by Grief Mop
Portland Maine rockers Grief Mop announce debut LP for Sunday Drive Records and drop lead single
Portland, Maine alt-rockers Grief Mop is releasing their debut LP "I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes" on October 9, 2025, via Sunday Drive Records. Drawing inspiration from various aspects alt-rock, emo, post-rock, and shoegaze revival, the band's sound is layered in a distorted wall of guitars and swirling melodies coupled with hard hitting drum and bass tones, reminiscent of artists like Hum, The Appleseed Cast, Mock Orange and My Bloody Valentine. Lead single "Strange World" a heavy slow burner, contains haunting lyrics and distinctively eerie and heavy instrumentation, that would fit right along side other up and comers like Trauma Ray, Glare, Downward, and the like.
Check out the full press release below along with the latest single "Strange World" for a taste of what's to come.
Portland, Maine alt-rockers Grief Mop have announced their debut LP for Sunday Drive Records titled "I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes" set for release on October 9, 2025. As evocative as the album title is, Grief Mop stretch its imagery even further across their debut nine-track LP. The opener, “I Prefer to Be Nobody”, sets the tone with the line, “…and dreamt you were showing me your face covered up with bleach,” a lyric that plays out like a Lynchian film still. On the lead single, "Strange World", Lacy sustains this eerie songwriting, screaming “rolling over in the dirt…it may best to just lie” as the track reaches its peak. Each song has its picture-painted moment, layered in abrasive drum-and-bass tones and dissolving guitar melodies. Grief Mop pull from a wide range of influences from emo, post-rock, and shoegaze bands like Mock Orange, Hum, The Appleseed Cast, and My Bloody Valentine to create this off-kilter, yet focused debut album. The album is now available for pre-order and the lead-off single "Strange World" is now streaming everywhere.
